Miele dishwasher
showing F18
F18 means the water intake valve has failed.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Water supply
- Fill and water valve repair
- Source: Miele
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What F18
actually means.
F18 means the water intake valve has failed. Miele puts it among the technical problems an owner cannot put right.
Miele dishwasher display · also shown as Fault F18
What to do when F18 shows on the dishwasherKind of codeWater supply
Not enough water arrived, or it arrived too slowly. The supply valve under the sink and the inlet screen are checked before the fill valve itself.
Usually leads toFill and water valve repair
A dishwasher that will not fill, fills too little, or keeps filling, traced through the valve, the float and the supply.
Shows up asDishwasher Not Filling With Water
The cycle starts and hums, but little or no water comes into the tub.
MakeMiele
German-built dishwashers designed for long service life, in standard and fully integrated versions.
SourceMiele USA support: F18 on a dishwasher (Wayback Machine copy of mieleusa.com, June 2026; the live page refuses automated reads)
Miele dishwashers with an F-code display; the US page does not tie F18 to a series.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Miele's own guidance for F18 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Switch the dishwasher off and do not keep restarting it.
Book a visit; Miele sends owners straight to a repair appointment for F18.
Still there?
It usually turns into fill and water valve repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
F18 is not a blocked supply; the restricted-inlet codes are F12, F13 and F15.
What you may
notice with it.
The dishwasher problems F18 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where F18 usually leads
Fill and water valve repair.
Read these
before the visit.
Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.
All guidesMiele
dishwashers.
German-built dishwashers designed for long service life, in standard and fully integrated versions.
Miele dishwasher repair
Built-in dishwasher
The standard 24-inch machine under the counter, and the one nearly every American kitchen has.
Panel-ready dishwasher
Hidden behind a cabinet door, controlled from the top edge, and repaired with the panel's weight in mind.
Compact dishwasher
The 18-inch and ADA-height machines for small kitchens, where the tight tub changes both loading and repairs.
In Miele's own words
Water intake valve faulty.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Miele dishwashers with an F-code display; the US page does not tie F18 to a series.
Miele F18 dishwasher repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about F18.
Can I clear F18 myself?
Will restarting my Miele a few times get past F18?
Can I clear F18 on a Miele the way I would clear a blocked inlet?
Back to your everyday
Still showing F18?
Book with the characters exactly as shown, the full model number, and whether any water is on the floor — for a code, that is where the diagnosis begins.